End-shoe for curtain-holders and the like



March 12, 1935. N M. FAERBER\ 1,994,068

END SHOE FOR CURTAIN HOLDERS AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 21, 1933 INVENTOR: JIM- Q 3"ae/rl1er.

Patented Mar. 12, 1935 I f I a UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE" END-SHOE FOR- CURTAIN-HOLDERS AND THE LIKE Maria Faerber, New'York', N. Q Application December 21, 1933, Serial No. 703,395 3 Claims. (01; 2123- -38) In housecleaning and room-decorating work, those shown'in the Figs. 1 and 2 respectively, it is generally found to be rather cumbersome but provided at their open sleeve-ends with a work, to fix thehemstitch oi laundered ornew longitudinal slot, such as that provided on the window-curtains or the like on the curta1n-hold endshoes according to the Figures 5 to 8.

5 ers, because the sharp end-edges of the thin Referring now in particular to the drawing, 5

tubular rectangular or otherwise profiled rods in the first shown embodiment 11 is the, end of the curtain-holders are liable to catch with 'ofIa curtain-holder oi rectangularcross-section; the-meshes of the lace ,or other material, from The end-shoe has a likewise rectangular ,o'pen which the curtains or draperies are made. Such end '12, in its size slightly larger, than the ourdamage to the curtain is in particular liable to tain-holder 11, so that it may be slipped over 10 happen, when handling the parts in the usual the end of thei-curtain-holder 11 and. catches manner, according to which thecurtain, from moderately firm on it. From this broader end lying onpthe ground oron a'table, must'go up 12 the shoe tapersas at 13, and preferably it to the curtaineholder, which is held in a horiendsin a rounded knob or head 14. The shoe zontal position higher up, and when accordof this construction, when fixed to the curtain- 15 ingly. thereto the curtain must go round the holder, will easily enter into the hemstitch of sharp. end-corner of the holder, in order toube a curtain, even if the. latter consists offine filed. on the: holder. laces. The operation of 'liling the end-shoeand ,vIn order toovercome, this inconvenience, I subsequentlythewhole ledge 11 of the curtain v devised, a new and improved end-shoe for the holder intoia hemstitch of. a curtain is still more a 20 curtain-holder. The. object of this new and facilitated, by having the tapered ,neck-ipartelii. improved article is to facilitate the work of of the shoe slightly curved downwardly, as indislipping the hemstitch of the curtain over the cated'in Fig. 1, because such construction meets I sharp end-edges of the curtain-holder. Anbest the natural movement of the lace, which other object of this article is, to prevent the lying on the table or floor is drawn first vertical- 25 fabric of the lace or the like from being torn, ly up and makesrthen a turn or bow, on its when it is drawn over the otherwise sharp corway over the end-shoe, until it comes to rest ners of the curtain-holder. Another object of on the horizontal curtain-holder. the invention is to provide an exchangeable end- The embodiment shown in the Fig. 2 is esshoe for curtain-holders, which maybe fixed to sentially of the same construction as that of 30 or removed from the curtain-holder at will, so the first example, the difference being only, that that one single end-shoe may be used for hanon the end of a curtain-holder 16 of circular dling quite a number of curtains to be slipped cross-section is slipped over the tubular open over their respective curtain-holders, whereafter end 17 of the end-shoe, which is followed by the end-shoe may be taken off and stored away, the tapered and downwardly bent neck, 18, and 35 In certain cases,however, the end-shoes accordthe ball-shaped head 19. 7 ing to the invention, may be given a somewhat Whereas in the before described constructions more refined artistic appearance, so that it can the curtain-holder may be a solid piece of metal be t permanently on the end of the curtainor wood, the modifications shown in the Figs. 3 holder to form a decorative ending for the latnd, 4 are particularly adapted for hollow cur- 40 a s tian-holders of rectangular or tubular cross- In the drawlflgi I P shown m embodr section 20, 21, which are preferably made out of ments of my mvPntlon" whelfeby j 1 15 an sheet-metal. In adaptation to this the broader end-Shoe t be shppeq Y3 curtam'holder of end of the shoe 22, 23, is preferably made solid, gf g ig gg g 'i igigg t6 be slipped over a and its last end is set off, so, as to form a rectubular curtain-holder of ring-shaped cross-sec gi fg r g gz g zs f gg ifis gfg gggg hg, tween the parts 22, 24 or '23, 25, limiting the Figs. 3 and 4 are the connecting ends of shoes v r to be inserted into rectangular and tubular cura whtch thls end'shoe can b msertad 50 mto the curtain-holder.

tain-holders respectively;

Figs. 5 to 8 are difierent views of a ourtain- The embodiment aficolding the Figs; 5 holder and an end-shoe, which are modifications 815 Similar to t o the first example, n s f r, of th b di t ha in Fj g 1 as over a curtain-holder 26 of rectangular cross- 5 Figs. 9 and 10 are endshoes of the type of section will be slipped an end-shoe, the open end g of which 27 is formed like a rectangular clamp 27 with slightly rounded shorter sides, and with a longitudinal slot 29 on its one longer side, providing thus greater elasticity to match the end of the curtain-holder. The other end of the shoe changes in its shape into a more rounded form. This knob end 28 however is completely closed, so as to offer no sharp edges or points to the hemstitch to he slipped on it, and furthermore it is slightly bent down, so as to correspond better to the not yet filed vertically depending part of the hemstitch to be slipped on it.

The Figures 9 and 10 in the drawing finally show the two endshoes 30, 31, which correspond to those, shown in the Figures 1 and 2 respectively, except for the additional feature, that the open sleeve-like ends of them are provided with longitudinal slots 32, such as provided in the embodiment according to Figures 5 to 8, and for the same purpose of giving to the sleeveparts greater elasticity and resiliency for slipping the endshoe on the curtain-holder.

It is understood, that the invention is not restricted to the embodiments described before and illustrated in the drawing. As to the material from which the end-shoe according to the invention may be made, I reserve the right to choose, whichever material fits best each particular case of the application: In one case, perhaps sheet-metal being the best, in other cases celluloid, in others again a solid construction of wood or of bakelite. If the end-shoe is made removable, to be united only temporarily to the curtaimholder, then one single end-shoe can be used, as the tool to fix a number of different curtains to their respective curtain-holders. On the other side, if the end-shoe is left permanently on the curtain-holder as a decorative element, then'it may be painted in colors to increase the decorative efiect.

1. Device for slipping hemstitched curtains, draperies or the like over their holders, comprising: a body-part, the one end of which forms a lengthwise sleeve, adapted to be slipped over and to be fixed to the curtain-holder; a closed and rounded smaller knob or head-part opposite to the open end of the body-part; and a tapered horn-shaped and downwardly bent neckpart, connecting the body-part with the head or end-part and changing as to its cross-section and contours smoothly from the size of the body-part to the size of the knob or head-part, so as to facilitate the slipping of the device into the hemstitch of the curtain or the like.

2. Device for slipping hemstitched curtains, draperies or the like over their holders, comprising: a body-part, the one end of which is shaped to form a longitudinal continuation of the holder and adapted to be fixed on this holder; an approximately ball-shaped head-part, the centre of which is situated at the side of the axis of the body-part; and a neck-part connecting the body-part and the head-part and changing in its contours smoothly from the shape of the body-part to the shape of the head-part.

3. Device for slipping hemstitched curtains, draperies or the like over their holders, comprising: a body-part having a sleeve-like one end adapted to the shape of the holder and to be slipped over the holder-end, this end-sleeve of the body-part having one wedge-like narrowing longitudinal slot; an approximately ball-shaped head-part, the centre of which is situated at the side of the axis of the body-part; and a neckpart connecting the body-part with the headpart and changing in its contours smoothly from the shape of the body-part to the shape of the head-part.

MARIA FAERBER. 

